Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, Tucson, AZ, 62093-62094 [2015-26335]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima
County Office of the Medical Examiner,
Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Pima County Office of the
Medical Examiner (PCOME) has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the PCOME. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the PCOME at the address
in this notice by November 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Bruce Anderson,
Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E
District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714,
telephone (520) 724–8600, email
bruce.anderson@pima.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
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the PCOME, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains were removed from an
unknown location within Navajo
County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the PCOME
professional staff, in consultation with
representatives of Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pascua
Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1989, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from an unknown location in
Navajo County, AZ. The human remains
were found by hikers and were
recovered by the Navajo Department of
Public Safety (which is analogous to the
current Navajo Police Department), on
an unknown date. On October 17, 1989,
the human remains were transferred to
the PCOME, which were then analyzed
by Dr. Walter H. Birkby, a forensic
anthropologist at the PCOME. The
human remains were designated
Forensic Anthropology case FA#89–038,
which also indicates that the medical
examiners at the PCOME had no
involvement in this particular case.
According to Dr. Birkby, the human
remains were of an adult female of
Native American ancestry and likely
historic or prehistoric. The human
remains have since resided within the
PCOME as an unidentified case, and
were rediscovered by Dr. Bruce
Anderson, the current forensic
anthropologist at the PCOME, in 2012.
In 2012, an inventory was made but no
analysis was done. No known
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individuals were identified and no
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the PCOME
Officials of the PCOME have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
may be Native American based on
possible prehistoric condition.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(15), the
land from which the Native American
human remains were removed is the
tribal land of Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation of
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Bruce Anderson,
Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E
District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714,
telephone (520) 724–8600, email
bruce.anderson@pima.gov, by
November 16, 2015. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed.
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The PCOME is responsible for
notifying Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 30, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The University of Michigan
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the University of Michigan. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the University of Michigan at
the address in this notice by November
16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of Michigan
Office of Research, 4080 Fleming
Building, 503 S. Thompson Street, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone (734)
647–9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
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3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Leelanau, Missaukee, Montcalm,
Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and
Otsego Counties, MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by the University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropological
Archaeology (UMMAA) professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan.
Additional requests for consultation
were sent to the Bad River Band of the
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Lac Courte
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin;
Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Mille Lacs
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle
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Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota; and the White Earth Band
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota.
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The Invited
and Consulted Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date in 1969, human
remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from the
Sheridan site (20LU23) in Leelanau
County, MI. A construction crew
unearthed remains and objects while
working near Sleeping Bear Bay. They
contacted archeologists from the
UMMAA who conducted a salvage
excavation and collected human
remains and objects from the site. The
remains are from 1 child, 1 adolescent,
1 young adult male, and 2 adult males.
No date or time period could be
established for the site. No known
individuals were identified. The 3
associated funerary objects present are 2
lots of soil and 1 oxidized metal nail
fragment.
In the summer of 1925, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Aetna Mound 1 site (20MA33) in
Missaukee County, MI. UMMAA
archeologists excavated the smaller of
two burial mounds located on a nature
preserve owned by the University of
Michigan. They collected the human
remains of an adult male buried in a
tightly flexed position from the center of
the mound. Charcoal was found near the
human remains and two stones had
been placed on the individual’s chest.
(To date, the stones have not been
located.) The human remains are dated
to the Woodland Period (850 B.C.–A.D.
1400) based on mortuary treatment. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the summer of 1925, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Aetna Mound 2 site (20MA10) in
Missaukee County, MI. UMMAA
archeologists excavated the larger of two
burial mounds located on a nature
preserve owned by the University of
Michigan. They collected a small
amount of cremated human remains of
an adult of indeterminate sex with
several other objects from the center of
the mound. The human remains are
dated to the Woodland Period (850
B.C.–A.D. 1400) based on mortuary
treatment. No known individuals were
identified. The 6 associated funerary
objects present are 2 worked animal
bone fragments, 1 chert flake, 1 chert
fragment, 1 small stone gorget, and 1
copper axe.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19470;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima County Office of the Medical
Examiner, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (PCOME) has
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human
remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request to the PCOME. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the PCOME at the
address in this notice by November 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County
Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E District Street, Tucson, AZ
85714, telephone (520) 724-8600, email bruce.anderson@pima.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the PCOME, Tucson, AZ. The human remains were removed
from an unknown location within Navajo County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the PCOME
professional staff, in consultation with representatives of Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of
the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1989, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unknown location in Navajo County, AZ. The human
remains were found by hikers and were recovered by the Navajo
Department of Public Safety (which is analogous to the current Navajo
Police Department), on an unknown date. On October 17, 1989, the human
remains were transferred to the PCOME, which were then analyzed by Dr.
Walter H. Birkby, a forensic anthropologist at the PCOME. The human
remains were designated Forensic Anthropology case FA#89-038, which
also indicates that the medical examiners at the PCOME had no
involvement in this particular case. According to Dr. Birkby, the human
remains were of an adult female of Native American ancestry and likely
historic or prehistoric. The human remains have since resided within
the PCOME as an unidentified case, and were rediscovered by Dr. Bruce
Anderson, the current forensic anthropologist at the PCOME, in 2012. In
2012, an inventory was made but no analysis was done. No known
individuals were identified and no associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the PCOME
Officials of the PCOME have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice may be Native American based on possible prehistoric
condition.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(15), the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the tribal land of Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation of
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Dr. Bruce Anderson, Forensic
Anthropologist, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, 2825 E
District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714, telephone (520) 724-8600, email
bruce.anderson@pima.gov, by November 16, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed.
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The PCOME is responsible for notifying Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 30, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-26335 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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